Two: America is and will remain a Pacific power and a Pacific leader. key leader engagements with the region - to include Japan - prove our actions back up those words.” remains laser-focused on the region because our interests there are enduring,” the admiral said. “But I’ll point out three truths that have not changed.”įirst, the Indo-Asia-Pacific region remains a top priority for the United States. “That’s a lot of change in the last 12 months,” Harris said. Second, “China increased aggressive maneuvers in the East China Sea, and continued its unabated militarization of the South China Sea,” he said.įinally, he noted that earlier this year, ISIS proved it is a true global threat as violent extremist organizations banded together to occupy Marawi City in Mindanao in the Philippines.
On July 4, Kim Jong-Un successfully launched his first-ever intercontinental ballistic missile. He noted that in September, North Korea tested yet another nuclear device. Harris didn’t disagree and ticked off one-by-one the changes that prove this to be a volatile time in the region. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and one of the leaders of the forum, both emphasized the need for stability in an uncertain world.
Japan’s ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae, who hosted the event at his residence, and retired Navy Adm. These are the threats that Pacom must face and adapt to as the pace of change in the region - indeed the world - increases, Navy Adm. Military Statesmen Forum here, July 28, 2017. Pacific Command said at the 4th Japan-U.S. WASHINGTON - North Korean nuclear capabilities, Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria making inroads in the Philippines are the three major challenges facing the Pacific community, the commander of U.S.
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